Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-20
CAPITAL CULLINGs,
Cleaned from the Houses Of Congress, and
the Various Department.

Immediately upon converting to-day the
senate resumed consideration of the inter
state commerce bill. Mr.. Sherman spoke
for an hour In opposition to the bill,
taking the ground that certain provisions
of the bill would destroy the countrys ex-
port trade. Mr.. Hoar spoke very strongly
in opposition to the bill, as did also Messrs.
Aldrich, Spooner, Morgan and Morrill,,
while Messrs. Wilson and Ingals made
ringing addresses in defense Of the
measure.
vote was then taken on the motion to
recommit for radical alteration, and the
motion defeated. Another vote was taken
and the conference report was agreed to.
The house adopted the conference report
on the electoral count bill, without debate
or division.
An important measure passed by the
house during the past week was the bill
regulating removal of causes from state
to federal courts The bill increases the
minimum jurisdiction OF the circuit courts
from 500 to $1,000; takes away from the
circuit courts jurisdiction of causes in
favor of assignees of promissOry notes,
and bills Of exchange and restricts to the
defendant the right to remove cause
from the state TO the federal court. it de-
prives circuit courts of jurisdiction of
any suit of a civil nature between cor
poration and "a citizen of any state in
which such corporation, at the time the
cause of action ACQUIRED, may have been
carrying on any business authorized by
the law creating it, except in cases arising
under the copyright or patent laws.
A bill providing for the bringing of suits
against the government of the United
States was passed after very brief discus
sion.
The senate committee on the District OF
Columbia has ordered an adverse report
on the nomination of j. G.. Matthews of
Albany, N. V, the colored register of
deeds of this district. The votes was to
2. 1t is understood that the two were
senators. This Appointment has been a 6ete
noir to the president, and this action of
the senate committee naturally arouses
the question: who'll be the next"
1t was thought the bill granting a pen
sion to Mrs. Logan would be acted upon
10y the house this week. but there was not
full attendance at.any session when pen
sion bills were being discussed, and so the
matter was postponed until next week.
1t is understood that there will be some
opposition, but Notwithstanding this there
can be no doubt but that the bill will pass
The farmers congress which held its an
nual session in this city, adopted a resolu-
ton asking for the repeal OF the law which
prohibits national banks to loan money on
real estate. The next meeting of the con-
gress will be held in Chicago in November
An important social event OF the past
week was the presidents reception to the
diplomatic corps. These receptions at best
are tame affairs, and part of the presidents
duties for which this glorious republic
pays him $4,000 a year. This season adj
ditional interest attaches TO them from the
fact that a young and lovely bride stands
by the chief executive and assists in doing
the honors. Our lady readers will be most
interested in knowing that Mrs. Cleveland
wore n trained gown of ruby plush, cut
square in front, with moderately high
pointed back, short lace sleeves, a single
rosebud, diamond necklace with pendant
diamonds in her hair and tan gloves reach,
ing TO the shoulders.
The members of the Michigan delegation
and other guests at the national hotel are
having good time at the expense Of
4, that 10
man arrived, he entered on the hotel regis
ter, in his own hand, this inscription :
"Ex-Gov. Begole, Flint, Michigan" The
writing was so illegible and the orthog.
raphy so poor that the clerk put the old
gentleman down in the books as "E. g..
Begole," much to his disgust.
Yesterday the house took up the Ed
munds anti-polygamy bill, and the Tucker
substitute therefore. Mr.. Taylor of Ohio
opened the discussion by vigorous pro-
test against the provision abolishing the
right of female suffrage in Utah.
Mr. Currie of Utah opposed the measure
as un democratic, un-American and wan
tonly destructive ofhuman rights, and said
that religious bigotry and influences were
arrayed against the most loyal, law-abid-
ing citizens of our time. Mr.. Bennett of
North Carolina vigorously opposed it, and
Mr.. Reed of Maine strongly supported.
When all this burst of oratory had subsid-
ed, a vote was taken, and the house with
out division agreed to the house substi-
tute and the senate bill was passed, and is
now before the senate for its action.
As passed the bill makes the lawful hus.
band or wife of any person prosecuted for
polygamy, bigamy or unlawful cohabita-
ton competent witness against the ac-
cused; all marriages must be registered;
woman suffrage in Utah is abolished; all
territorial laws providing for the identifi-
cation of the votes Of electors at any cleo
ton, and all laws comforting on the terri
torial courts the power to determine di-
vorce cases, are annulled; penalties are
provided for unlawful intercourse; the
financial corporations known as the
Church of Latter Day Saints, and Perpet-
ual emigration company are dissolved,
and the laws for the organization of tho
militia of the territory are annulled;
polygamists are made ineligible to vote;
the president is given power to appoint all
judges and selectmen of the county and
probate courts, and to the governor is
relegated the power to appoint justices Of